Unions slam Reform UK plans to oust perm secs and cut 68,500 jobs
15 Dec 2025 Project Delivery

Unions slam Reform UK plans to oust perm secs and cut 68,500 jobs

Party announces more details of civil service reform policies including weakening pensions in favour of higher bonuses, increasing office working and big cuts to policy profession
by Tevye Markson
CQC Gambling Harms Team among winners at regulation awards
02 Apr Project Delivery
CQC Gambling Harms Team among winners at regulation awards
Universal Credit migration deadline extended as transition nears end
01 Apr Project Delivery
Universal Credit migration deadline extended as transition nears end
The valley of death – how the state systematically hollowed out its own delivery capacity
26 Mar Project Delivery
The valley of death – how the state systematically hollowed out its own delivery capacity
‘Radically’ shorter Green Book will support place-based budgeting and transformational change
11 Jun 2025 Project Delivery
‘Radically’ shorter Green Book will support place-based budgeting and transformational change
Treasury announces results of review into its guidance on appraising policies and projects
From the archives: Peter Unwin on reaching the Kyoto climate change agreement, the problem with super-departments and how best to reform government
02 Jun 2025 Project Delivery
From the archives: Peter Unwin on reaching the Kyoto climate change agreement, the problem with super-departments and how best to reform government

The outgoing chief executive of The Whitehall & Industry Group – and a former senior civil servant in several departments – sits down with Suzannah Brecknell to discuss international negotiations, super departments, and the perils of hierarchies
Departments getting better at evaluating major projects
24 Apr 2025 Project Delivery
Departments getting better at evaluating major projects
One-third of major projects now have a high quality evaluation plan in place, compared to just 8% in 2019
Former DfT director appointed as NISTA chief exec
17 Apr 2025 Project Delivery
Former DfT director appointed as NISTA chief exec
Becky Wood, who joins the new body from EY, was senior responsible officer for Crossrail and other major rail projects
Continuing overspends on major capital projects in Northern Ireland dubbed 'unacceptable'
08 Apr 2025 Project Delivery
Continuing overspends on major capital projects in Northern Ireland dubbed 'unacceptable'
Urgent review of NICS Board needed, NI Public Accounts Committee says as £3bn overspend revealed
Home Office pledges ‘proper due diligence’ for new asylum sites
01 Apr 2025 Project Delivery
Home Office pledges ‘proper due diligence’ for new asylum sites
Former perm sec Matthew Rycroft sets out checks and balances introduced after “dysfunctional” culture that wasted millions of pounds
Government needs ‘ruthless focus’ not ‘everythingism’, think tank argues
26 Mar 2025 Project Delivery
Government needs ‘ruthless focus’ not ‘everythingism’, think tank argues
Reform says belief that all projects and policies can aid all objectives is crippling delivery
DfT says revised business case for HS2 ‘won’t be published until next year’
11 Mar 2025 Project Delivery
DfT says revised business case for HS2 ‘won’t be published until next year’
Department pushes back timelines for responding to MPs’ questions about benefits troubled high-speed rail project will deliver
Reeves: Green book refresh will ‘deliver fair hearing' for all regions
29 Jan 2025 Project Delivery
Reeves: Green book refresh will ‘deliver fair hearing' for all regions
Green Book update to report back in June Spending review
Evaluation Task Force flags new guidance on AI tools
28 Jan 2025 Project Delivery
Evaluation Task Force flags new guidance on AI tools
Supplement to Treasury's Magenta Book aims to "enhance safety and confidence" in departments' adoption of new technologies
Starmer vows to curb 'NIMBY' legal challenges to infrastructure projects
23 Jan 2025 Project Delivery
Starmer vows to curb 'NIMBY' legal challenges to infrastructure projects
Planning reforms will give campaigners just one chance to challenge major projects in the courts, PM says
NISTA: PM sets out machinery of government changes underpinning new infrastructure body
21 Jan 2025 Project Delivery
NISTA: PM sets out machinery of government changes underpinning new infrastructure body
Responsibility for IPA’s functions and responsibilities will move to the Treasury when NISTA gets up and running